Kazige Surname

398,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 883 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kazige Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kazige Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania5561:95,2199,480
DR Congo2871:257,42024,363
Uganda401:975,98242,738

Kazige (45) may also be a first name.

Kazige Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kazige Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kazige is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kazige? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 398,612th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 8,253,166 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kazige reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kazige is also the 1,504,468th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 45 people.

The last name Kazige is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 556 people, or 1 in 95,219. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Tabora Region, where 39 percent are found, Geita Region, where 29 percent are found and Kagera Region, where 25 percent are found. Other than Tanzania Kazige occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent are found and Uganda, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaziguye862/
Kasige83717/
Kaziga83508/
Kazigi8350/
Kazege8346/
Kazije8311/
Kagige837/
Kajige831/
Kazise831/
Kezige831/
Kaziega7716/
Kauzege7713/
Kaisige7712/
Kasigye7711/
Khaziga776/
Kazegye772/
Kazuize771/
Kazigui771/
Kasighe771/
Kouziger711/
Khozaige711/
Khasigye711/
Kazizi673,809/
Kazeze671,967/
Kazici671,512/
Kasege671,484/
Kagezi671,483/
Kazeza67460/
Kagize67328/
Kajege67296/
Kaziza67260/
Kasigi67231/
Kazeji67144/
Kagege67123/
Kagigi6771/
Kagizi6750/
Caziga6750/
Kagesi6745/
Kazezi6737/
Kaciga6732/
Kaziji6727/
Kosige6726/
Kazisi6725/
Kaseze6724/
Katshinge6721/
Kajigi6718/
Kajeze6713/
Kasizi679/
Kazega677/
Kasise676/
Kajezi673/
Kozice673/
Kacezi672/
Kasije672/
Kasezi672/
Kesige672/
Kageze672/
Kajice671/
Khazhighi671/
Kajizi671/
Kagexh671/
Kozize671/
Kazesi671/
Kazeje671/
Kacice671/
Kajise671/
Cazise671/
Casige671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kazige
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